Project Highlights:

At this project, you will interact with innocent local people including children. As a GWC volunteer you will take part in planting and harvesting the plants based on planting and harvesting season there. You might also need to perform various tasks like contributing in different fields such as horticulture, crop production, agriculture environment management, and nursery gardening etc. You may also help and teach local children simple Basic English and other subjects depending upon need of the project and your skills and qualifications. You could also help them with English kids rhymes and songs to improve their English language. You can also help in developing creative programs such as art, music, and dance etc. You being young and energetic have the amazing ability to motivate these people and instill confidence in them. You may also help raise fund towards the welfare of these people.

Volunteers can take a break from the work by visiting nearby Parks and tourist spots for relaxation. You will get to interact with other international volunteers participating at the project. You could exchange view, opinion and learn from each other’s experience. GWC believes in its young volunteers who have the power and attitude to bring in change smoothly, so please come forward and join hands with us for this noble cause.

IMPORTANT:

Typically you are expected to work for about 4 to 6 hours a day; however if you wish to put in more working hours in the interest of needy you are welcome. A typical working day begins after breakfast at 8:30 am till 11 am and after lunch at 1:30 pm to 3:30pm. It is highly recommended that you work with other project closely to adjust better and maximize the impact.

Project ltinerary:

Day 1: Arrival at Semarang Airport/Railway Station/Bus Terminal, from where you will be transferred to your respective accommodation. Your 1st day will be a rest day, so that you can easily recover and refresh yourself after a long journey. In the evenings you may take stroll around and get familiar with the surrounding.

Day 2: You will be welcomed at GWC Indonesia Office, where you will be given a short introduction of GWC. You will also be introduced about the local people, local conditions, local language & culture, host family, safety & climate and social or political issues.

Day 3: You will leave for the project site where you will meet with the local villagers and will get introduced to the project and environment.

Day 4 – 9: Work in Project (Refer Project Highlights for details)

Day 10: This is the time to relax and refresh by taking a tour to village site, interact with locales, staff and your fellow volunteers. You will visit and explore various sightseeing spots and will get to have lots of fun. After dinner in the evening, you can have more fun when you join cultural program performed by local community people which is always a visual treat.

Day 11-13: Project work (Agriculture & Education) continues.

Day 14: Visit and explore the beautiful places of Indonesia along with the group of participants who are almost of your own age. This will also help you to share your new experience with each other and create a new bonding.

Day 15: Completion of project, final experience synthesis and Farewell program will be conducted at the end. This is a wonderful platform to the participants to recall and share important experiences and lessons learnt. During this, a short program of certificate distribution will also take place. Once the program is over, the group of volunteers (youth participants) will leave for departure for their respective destinations.

Note:

Above is just a suggested, sample itinerary and might be changed by the country coordinator if and when required. However, you will receive the final work camp itinerary upon your arrival in the host country. The program coordinator will also provide you day-to-day work schedule before the work camp starts.

If any participant needs to reschedule their journey due to any unavoidable circumstances please do keep GWC informed. We will try to do the best suited arrangements. Since it will be difficult to make all arrangements for a single participant separately, it is highly recommended that you stick with the original plan.

FOOD & ACCOMMODATION:

GWS partner organizations at Indonesia will arrange and manage your accommodation, food and supervision while you work in at the project. You will stay either with a host family, in a project hostel, in a dormitory (basic conditions, sleeping bag and mat needed). You will be served with 3 Indonesian meals a day. The meal might be cooked by a group of volunteers with the support of local staff. Although a beautiful, warm and friendly place, you should not expect luxurious treatment or accommodations because we ideally want you to feel and experience the real local Indonesian culture and lifestyle closely.